Extensions to D.C.'s H Street streetcar line, possible toll lanes on the bridges into the District, the Purple Line in Maryland and dozens of highway expansions are part of the region's long-range transportation plan, approved today by officials from local governments across the D.C. metro area.

Pierre L'Enfant had an orderly system in mind when he designed the streets of the District around the capitol, but we have to turn to a longtime D.C. cabby to figure out how we would explain the system to newcomers.

Several hundred D.C. taxicabs took part in a massive demonstration against Uber in the District today, protesting what they say is unfair competition from the popular company and other similar app-based sedan services.

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